Paternal Family Tree: Seymour
On 17th February 1704 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway [aged 24] and Mary Hyde were married. She the daughter of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester [aged 61] and Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1709 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway [aged 29] and Jane Bowden were married.
In July 1716 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway [aged 37] and [his mother] Charlotte Shorter [aged 33] were married.
On 5th July 1718 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway [aged 39] and Charlotte Shorter [aged 35] at Chelsea.
On 3rd February 1732 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway [aged 52] died at Lisburn, Antrim. His son Francis [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.
On 12th February 1733 [his mother] Charlotte Shorter [aged 50] died.
On 29th May 1741 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 22] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 57] and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th February 1743 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 24] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 16]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1. 4th February 1768 his fifth cousin once removed Alice Elizabeth Windsor, daughter of Herbert Windsor 2nd Viscount Windsor and Alice Clavering Viscountess Windsor 2. 20th May 1776 his sixth cousin Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford, daughter of Charles Ingram 9th Viscount Irvine and Frances Shepheard, and had issue.
On 1st August 1744 [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 26] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 17]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 15th February 1766 Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda, son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby, and had issue.
On 11th August 1746 William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 62] and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. He the son of William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 63] and Anne Griffith.
On 15th December 1746 [his son] Henry Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 28] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 20]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 27th September 1747 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 29] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 21]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married before 1769 Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry and had issue.
On 20th January 1748 [his son] Robert Seymour was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 29] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 21]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 2nd May 1806 Anderlechtia Clarissa Chetwynd, daughter of William Chetwynd 4th Viscount Chetwynd and Susannah Cope.
In August 1750 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp. [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 23] by marriage Countess Hertford.
On 9th October 1750 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 32] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 24]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 10th February 1772 her fourth cousin once removed George Mason aka Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison, son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison, and had issue.
In 1752 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 33] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 25]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1754 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 35] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 27]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25th December 1755 [his daughter] Isabella Rachel Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 37] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 29]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1756 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 72] created new Garter Knights as follows:
572nd William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire [aged 35],
573rd Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle [aged 61],
574th Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 40],
575th Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 37].
On 8th December 1756 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 73] died. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Harrington, 2nd Viscount Petersham, 2nd Baron Harrington. [his sister-in-law] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington [aged 34] by marriage Countess Harrington.
On 28th April 1759 [his son] William Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 40] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 32]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th April 1759 [his son] Hugh Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 40] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 32]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1785 his second cousin once removed Anne Horatia Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh, and had issue.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 21st July 1763 [his son] George Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 45] and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 36]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1795 Isabella Hamilton and had issue.
On 15th February 1766 [his son-in-law] Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda [aged 35] and Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 47] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 39]. He the son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby.
On 4th February 1768 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 24] and Alice Elizabeth Windsor [aged 18] were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 49] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 41]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Before 1769 [his son-in-law] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry [aged 29] and Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 50] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 42].
On 20th July 1770 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway [aged 22] died.
On 10th February 1772 [his son-in-law] George Mason aka Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison [aged 20] and Gertrude Seymour-Conway [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 53] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 45]. He the son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 21st May 1775 [his son-in-law] Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton [aged 24] and Frances Seymour-Conway were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 56] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 48]. He the son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 55] and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 20th May 1776 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 33] and Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 16] were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 57] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 49]. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th November 1782 [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 56] died.
On 4th November 1784 [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda [aged 40] died.
1785. Joshua Reynolds [aged 61]. Portrait of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 66].
In 1785 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway [aged 33] died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1785 Hugh Seymour-Conway [aged 25] and Anne Horatia Waldegrave [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 48]. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 66] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
The London Gazette 13541. Whitehall, June 29 [1793]. The King has been. pleased, to grant the Dignity of an Earl and Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Francis Seymour Conway [aged 74], Earl of Hertford, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten, by the Names, Stiles, and Titles of Earl of Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, and Marquess of Hertford.
The King has also been, pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Henry Lord Porchester [aged 51], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of the Town And County of Carnarvon, in the Principality of Wales. [Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon [aged 40] by marriage Countess Carnarvon]
The King has been pleased to appoint George Poyntz Ricketts, Esq; to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Island of Tobago.
The King has been pleased to approve of the Appointment of Lawrence Hansen, Esq; to be His Danish Majesty's Consul in the Town and Port of Liverpool, and in all other Ports in die County Palatine of Lancaster.
In September 1793 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway [aged 42] died.
On 14th June 1794 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 75] died. His son Francis [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Marquess Hertford, 2nd Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, 2nd Viscount Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 35] by marriage Marchioness Hertford. The estate was worth £70000 a year, and included Ragley Hall, Alcester, Sudbourne Hall, Sudbourne and estates in Ireland.
[his daughter] Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 21st May 1775 her sixth cousin Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln, and had issue.
Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Wall Plaque text as follows ... In a Vault under this Chancel are interred the remains of the following members of the Seymour Conway Family ...
Frances Popham Viscountess Conway.
Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway.
Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway.
[his uncle] Popham Seymour-Conway.
[his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway.
[his half-sister] Catherine Seymour-Conway.
Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford.
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford.
Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway.
Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford.
Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford.
This tablet was erected by Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Walshe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Champernowne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Killigrew Baroness Seymour 11 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Grandfather: Edward Seymour 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Portman 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Portman
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Portman 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Portman Baroness Seymour
Father: Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Popham of Huntworth in Somerset
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Popham 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Popham 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Letitia Popham Baroness Seymour 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Shorter
Grandfather: John Shorter
Mother: Charlotte Shorter 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Morgan Philipps
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Philipps 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fletcher
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Philipps 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Perrot 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Elizabeth Perrot Lady Philips 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Prust
Great x 1 Grandfather: Erasmus Philipps 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Elizabeth Philipps 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Darcy 
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Darcy 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Darcy Lady Philips 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England